Danish health care providers' perception of breastfeeding difficulty experienced by women who are obese, have large breasts, or both

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-147

  Katz, Karin A ^a   Nilsson, Ingrid ^b   Rasmussen, Kathleen M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Danish Committee for Health Education in Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

breast size; breastfeeding; Denmark; lactation; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST FEEDING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST FEEDING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954727582     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409349805     Document Type: Article

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